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Anonymous Posted 16 years ago
Grammar

Could or can

wish i could fly and get back to you sooner, is it correct??
  

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Yes, "I wish I could fly and get back to you sooner," is correct. You use could rather than can because it is condition contrary to fact---you cannot fly, but you wish you could.

— Sam1947

  • Yes, "I wish I could fly and get back to you sooner," is correct.
  • You use could rather than can because it is condition contrary to fact---you cannot fly, but you wish you could.
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Yes, "I wish I could fly and get back to you sooner," is correct. You use could rather than can because it is condition contrary to fact---you cannot fly, but you wish you could.
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AnonymousI wish i I could fly
Correct as shown. can never occurs after wish.

CJ
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